Some regret experiences stem from incomplete communications or miscommunications about options, expectations, or prognoses.

This article considers how the AMA Code of Medical Ethics can support physicians while they cope with regret about a patient’s poor outcome.

This manuscript distinguishes between constructive regret and destructive regret, which can lead to emotional withdrawal and impaired decision-making.

Surgeons’ regret experiences arising from factors beyond their control might mean that organizations need to step up and help.

Expressing regret to patients requires transparent and honest communication but can leave surgeons vulnerable.

Surgical trainees care for patients suffering from circumstances their surgeons might deeply regret, but few are taught how to navigate these experiences.

Recent publicity draws attention to pain with intrauterine device insertion.

Despite high incidence of endometriosis internationally and domestically, many patients wait a decade after symptom onset for an accurate diagnosis.

A midwife in the 1800s deserves our attention following the US Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization in June 2022.

Patients’ pain experiences are subjective, diverse, and can be based on trauma, adverse childhood events, and previous labor.